CVE-2018-7920

Huawei AR1200 V200R006C10SPC300, AR160 V200R006C10SPC300, AR200 V200R006C10SPC300, AR2200 V200R006C10SPC300, AR3200 V200R006C10SPC300 devices have an improper resource management vulnerability. Due to the improper implementation of ACL mechanism, a remote attacker may send TCP messages to the management interface of the affected device to exploit this vulnerability. Successful exploit could exhaust the socket resource of management interface, leading to a DoS condition.

Published: 2018-04-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-7920 is rated Moderate Risk (48.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.89%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-7920

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-19 1.22% 0.89% -0.33%
2 2026-06-15 0.28% 1.22% +0.95%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-7920

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-7920

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-7920

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
huawei ar1200_firmware v200r006c10spc300 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar1200_firmware:v200r006c10spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar160_firmware v200r006c10spc300 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar160_firmware:v200r006c10spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar200_firmware v200r006c10spc300 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar200_firmware:v200r006c10spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar2200_firmware v200r006c10spc300 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar2200_firmware:v200r006c10spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
huawei ar3200_firmware v200r006c10spc300 cpe:2.3:o:huawei:ar3200_firmware:v200r006c10spc300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-7920

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